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Hippeastrum pardinum

Summary

Hippeastrum pardinum is a flowering perennial herbaceous bulbous plant, in the family Amaryllidaceae, from Peru to Bolivia.[2] Originally collected in 1866 by Richard Pearce, it was used in breeding programmes.[4]

Hippeastrum pardinum
Hippeastrum pardinum[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Amaryllidoideae
Genus: Hippeastrum
Species:
H. pardinum
Binomial name
Hippeastrum pardinum
Synonyms

Amaryllis pardina Hook.f.[3]

Description edit

Vermilion spots on a yellowish background, resembling a leopard skin. Short or nearly absent flower tube, floral segments broad, recurved and spreading. Flowers 18 cm in diameter.[4]

Taxonomy edit

Described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1867 as Amaryllis, but transferred to Hippeastrum by Henry Honywood Dombrain.[2]

Images edit

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    Hippeastrum pardinum[1]
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References edit

  1. ^ a b Amaryllis pardinia in Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe, vol. XVII (1867-1868)
  2. ^ a b c Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Hippeastrum pardinum.
  3. ^ Bot. Mag. 93: t. 5645 (1867)
  4. ^ a b Veitch, James Herbert (2011). Hortus Veitchii: A History of the Rise and Progress of the Nurseries of Messrs James Veitch and Sons. Cambridge University Press. p. 468. ISBN 978-1-108-03736-5. In Veitch (2011)

Sources edit

 
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  • The Plant List (2012). "Hippeastrum pardinum". Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  • GBIF: Hippeastrum pardinum
  • "Hippeastrum pardinum". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  • International Bulb Society: Hippeastrum pardinum (image)
  • Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: i–xl, 1–1286.
  • Macbride, J. F. 1936. Amaryllidaceae, Flora of Peru. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(1/3): 631–690.
  • L'Illustration Horticole. Ghent & Brussels 14:(Misc.) 46. 1867